http://www.nfp2.co.uk What happens when not-for-profits, social media, and people meet Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:17:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Confused by the title? It's just another metaphor I've started using to describe how brands should distribute more trust to their communities. I slipped it into this interview, which Geoff Livingston has published on his influential Buzz Bin blog. It gave me another chance to flesh out my previous buzz director ... http://www.nfp2.co.uk/2007/11/16/buzz-director-the-spacewalk-metaphor/ Too much going on at the moment to blog consistently, which is a pity given that I've lots of things to say, regarding Facebook et al. Anyway, this SlideShare version of Peter Deitz's powerpoint presentation from yesterday's webinar, Group Fundraising 101: From Benchmarks to Success Stories does a pretty excellent job ... http://www.nfp2.co.uk/2007/07/18/group-fundraising-primer/ Meant to blog this last week, but other (actually, quite important) stuff got in the way. Thanks to Britt Bravo for tipping me off (via Netsquared) about Amnesty's Eyes on Darfur website, where it is asking supporters to monitor 12 villages in Darfur that they have deemed "vulnerable" to attack ... http://www.nfp2.co.uk/2007/06/15/when-pictures-speak-a-thousand-words/ Amnesty's Dan McQuillan has made a rallying call for a Netsquared this side of the pond - which could be an "incubator for web-enabled social change in the UK & Europe". Dan identifies some possible goals: To stimulate web-enabled social innovation To create a an online-offline community for learning skills, sharing experiences and ... http://www.nfp2.co.uk/2007/06/15/another-shout-for-a-netsquared-europe/ This is bloody brilliant. A bunch of creative types in New York are hiring and did this video one night after work. You can see by the comments, that they've received no shortage of offers. Could this be a tactic for a non-profit to communicate the energy ... http://www.nfp2.co.uk/2007/06/14/communicating-the-soul-of-your-non-profit/ On Tuesday (...it already seems much longer than that), I facilitated an "online fundraising" workshop for a number of wonderful development NGO-people in Brussels. We were all attending the Euforic AGM. Scarily, a few photos have appeared on Flickr. Not sure how much sense my presentation will ... http://www.nfp2.co.uk/2007/06/09/fundraising-20/ I thought it was about time to re-visit the role of the "buzz director" - flesh out the role I first floated last October. This is especially urgent given that much of the action is now taking place away from your own (increasingly irrelevant) website, 'out there', in social networks and ... http://www.nfp2.co.uk/2007/06/07/buzz-director-help-me-write-a-job-description/ Dave Gray's Communication Nation blog is always one that jumps out at me from my rather cluttered web feed. Dave has just created this neat little image following some conversations he had with Stefano Mastrogiacomo, and from this book that Stefano lent him. Perfect for a Friday! http://www.nfp2.co.uk/2007/06/01/doing-things-together/ Thanks to Steve Andrews of Whitewater for this post pointing to a terrific example of how Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) is using blogs to put donors directly in touch with the work they're supporting. Canadian doctor, James Maskalyk, is working for MSF in Abyei, Sudan. He is writing a blog about ... http://www.nfp2.co.uk/2007/05/31/blogging-the-impact-of-giving/ Blending the use of social tools around the current focus and concerns of your work colleagues' and activists is a must. So I think Nigel Dunn is onto something with his concept for a widget response network. Nigel blogged after listening to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) Darfur and Chad ... http://www.nfp2.co.uk/2007/05/30/widget-response-network/ A long blog silence. Sorry. Life has been hectic. This is a treat. [youtube]RZDXfB0Rd4Q[/youtube] Microsoft has produced a clever two-minute video dramatising the 'divorce' of a woman labelled "consumer" and her husband labelled "advertiser". After you've watched it... watch it again. I may be barking up the wrong tree here, but imagine the ... http://www.nfp2.co.uk/2007/05/23/bring-the-love-back/ Those of you who read my recent telephone tree post will know that I studied 'development' at university. Naturally, I'm also a fan of Gapminder. So it was a real treat to come across this. [youtube]RUwS1uAdUcI[/youtube] If you cannot make sense of big issues through storytelling, then you ... http://www.nfp2.co.uk/2007/04/13/debunking-the-myth-of-the-third-world/ First post in a while for a number of reasons. Anyway, this stroked my ego. The three images I uploaded to the "All photographers now" exhibit were showcased in the Musée de l’Elysée galleries in Lausanne, Switzerland recently. How do I know (given that I'm in the UK)? Well, I ... http://www.nfp2.co.uk/2007/04/12/we-are-all-photographers-now/ I'm still getting over a bit of a head cold (read "man flu"), but this cheered me up. Deborah Weil flagged this single-page parody of Second Life, Get A First Life. Second Life - compare this page - is the virtual world that a handful of not-for-profits have dabbled in over recent ... http://www.nfp2.co.uk/2007/03/23/second-life-vs-my-real-one/ I wish ;-) Thanks to Hugh :: http://www.gapingvoid.com/ I can't really sign off without pointing you to Michael Baler's Blogs And CRM for non-profits piece published in the NonProfit Times last May, but (still) one of the best introductions to this topic. http://www.nfp2.co.uk/2007/03/21/the-not-for-much-profit-blogging-consultant/ PR Blogger Stephen Davies thinks we'll start to see a fragmentation of social networks. As people begin to tire with the vast, general nature of MySpace et al, they may migrate to niche social networks that are more relevant to them, their passions and their lives. He asks: So what does ... http://www.nfp2.co.uk/2007/03/20/leveraging-social-networking-to-influence-change/ My daughter Nelly was shuttled off to infant school this morning dressed as "Super Nelly" with a pocketful of loose change. Yes, it's that time again: Red Nose Day. But did you know that 100 British bloggers have contributed to a book to raise funds for Comic Relief? ... http://www.nfp2.co.uk/2007/03/16/shaggy-blog-stories-for-comic-relief/ We can learn a lot from our kids... and how they say thank you. I'm no exception. But Whitewater's Steve Andrews says it perfectly: Saying 'thank you' is one of the best opportunities you have to inspire your donors, to make them feel fantastic about their decision to give. I urge you ... http://www.nfp2.co.uk/2007/03/15/saying-thank-you/ I was recently drawn to this interesting graphic posted to Flickr by NMK's Ian Delaney. It illustrates the fragmentation of people's media consumption over recent decades. So what should I find when rummaging about in the garage earlier this week, but this rather dog-eared yellow card, 148mm ... http://www.nfp2.co.uk/2007/03/15/my-social-network-circa-1987/ I'm a little slow on the uptake on this one... like two years! Canadian singer/songwriter Sarah McLachlan's World on Fire music video cost $150,000 to produce... except it didn't, it cost $15 and the rest was donated to these charities. [youtube]hzoNInZ2ClQ[/youtube] Well, it hasn't actually been available on YouTube for that long; thanks ... http://www.nfp2.co.uk/2007/03/07/that-sarah-mclachlan-music-video/ I've been having a lot of widgety thoughts recently, so I thought I'd bundle up a few loose ends in the one (long) post. First though, if you're playing catch-up a bit, Heidi Cohen has written a good widgets primer on ClickZ. Now... I happened to replace half a dozen conventional light ... http://www.nfp2.co.uk/2007/03/06/widgets-of-the-world-unite/ I've written previously about how the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) has embraced innovation to raise awareness of its cause. Now Childline, which merged with the NSPCC last year, has created the Childline Zen Garden room in Habbo Hotel - a virtual community for teenagers. ... http://www.nfp2.co.uk/2007/03/03/childrens-charity-checks-into-virtual-hotel/ Last month I wrote about the public appeal to raise a lot of dosh to keep one of JMW Turner’s greatest paintings in the UK. Today, the BBC report that the campaign has been successful. I understand that over a third of 11,433 individual donors 'bought' brushstokes, and that of the £552,198 ... http://www.nfp2.co.uk/2007/03/01/saved-by-the-brushstroke/ I only recently stumbled across the Dog Trust's photo-sharing community, DoggySnaps.com. I'm not a dog owner, and frankly have no particular affinity with dogs, but the fabulous design, adoption of features such as tagging, and impressive attention to detail all made an instant impact on me. I encouraged Tim Malbon, Creative ... http://www.nfp2.co.uk/2007/03/01/doggysnaps/ I meant to post this yesterday, but a deadline prevented me from doing so. Then, of course, blogging was out of the question in the evening (you know what day it was). I may have earned some leeway had I been bright enough to think up something as clever as ... http://www.nfp2.co.uk/2007/02/15/valentines-day-meets-web-2/